diff --git a/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/metrics/MetricNames.java b/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/metrics/MetricNames.java
index b0fcaeecb7..c1cc2b5b69 100644
--- a/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/metrics/MetricNames.java
+++ b/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/metrics/MetricNames.java
@@ -222,11 +222,13 @@ public class MetricNames {
     // metrics for table bucket
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    // for tablet
+    public static final String LAKE_PENDING_RECORDS = "pendingRecords";
+
     // for log tablet
     public static final String LOG_NUM_SEGMENTS = "numSegments";
     public static final String LOG_END_OFFSET = "endOffset";
     public static final String REMOTE_LOG_SIZE = "size";
-    public static final String LOG_LAKE_PENDING_RECORDS = "pendingRecords";
     public static final String LOG_LAKE_TIMESTAMP_LAG = "timestampLag";
 
     // for logic storage
diff --git a/fluss-server/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/server/replica/Replica.java b/fluss-server/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/server/replica/Replica.java
index 89e435bbdd..5da5c67531 100644
--- a/fluss-server/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/server/replica/Replica.java
+++ b/fluss-server/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/server/replica/Replica.java
@@ -549,11 +549,13 @@ private void onBecomeNewLeader() {
     private void registerLakeTieringMetrics() {
         lakeTieringMetricGroup = bucketMetricGroup.addGroup("lakeTiering");
         lakeTieringMetricGroup.gauge(
-                MetricNames.LOG_LAKE_PENDING_RECORDS,
-                () ->
-                        getLakeLogEndOffset() < 0L
-                                ? getLogHighWatermark() - getLogStartOffset()
-                                : getLogHighWatermark() - getLakeLogEndOffset());
+                MetricNames.LAKE_PENDING_RECORDS,
+                () -> {
+                    long lakeLogEndOffset = getLakeLogEndOffset();
+                    return lakeLogEndOffset < 0L
+                            ? getRowCount()
+                            : getLogHighWatermark() - lakeLogEndOffset;
+                });
         lakeTieringMetricGroup.gauge(
                 MetricNames.LOG_LAKE_TIMESTAMP_LAG,
                 () ->